Hitch 2012 - Fundraising

I'm very aware of the fact that i probably should have started fundraising by now, i guess i'm just not sure how to get started. i'll talk to Aiden about it i guess, i know we have to raise our money separately, but that doesn't mean we can't do it together. i work much better with other people than on my own, it gives me more confidence. Something to start when i get back to uni i guess.

Virgin Money Giving
so the first thing, and obviously one of the most important things on the fundraising sheet was Virgin Money Giving, which apparently is responsible for more than 60% of the money raised by Hitchers! so i figured i should set one up straight away, and here's a link to it, and there'll also be a button on the side of my page;-

http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserPage.action?userUrl=AnEmilyInMorocco&pageUrl=2

Street Money Collection
today me and Charlotte went into town with loads of other green-shirts and waved buckets in unimpressed peoples faces.. unfortunately we didn't make a significant amount of money, but that was to be expected considering we only managed to stick it out for a few hours. however, one guy who stayed all day dressed up in a crazy animal suit, dancing and taking abuse from kids managed to raise over £100!

this post i will continue to update, probably until i'm back from Morocco. 

Hitch 2012 - Research

So many people have been telling me that i'm going to die/ not get there, i thought i'd do a bit of research about it all to make myself feel better..


     1.  Steve The Hitchhiker

this is a blog which has been written by someone else about their Hitch to Morocco last year, and it's really useful to read for future reference, and to note everything i've accidentally left out of my own blog. it's actually a lot of fun to read as well, despite having never met the guy, although it is making me feel terribly behind - i probably should have started fund-raising a while ago. 

     2.  Digihitch
this is a site with forums about hitchhiking in general, as opposed to Hitch like the charity, but it's still pretty useful to read about what to look out for, how to be safe, the amount of money to take and just general hints and tips. i'm thinking about signing up and participating, but to be honest almost anything i could think to ask has already been asked and discussed, so i can't think that i'd actually add anything useful.

     3.  Hitchwiki
this is pretty self-explanatory to be honest; just a wikipedia for hitchhikers, this page being specifically about Morocco, although it's not particularly helpful as it seems pretty basic. however it's a good starting point.

Hitch 2012 - Arrival of things

When i got back from work at about half 4 this morning i had a quick check of my facebook only to find out that I'VE WON THE ROUGH GUIDE! i don't really know what it is or where to get it from, but winning is never a bad thing.

But as well as that wonderful news, when i woke up a few moments ago and checked the mail i saw i got my Hitch pack in the post today. there were lots of pieces of paper, including a little leaflet thing, a letter starting with 'Congratulations on signing up for the Morocco Hitch' and then insurance forms, sponsorship forms and shit loads of fundraising things. as well as the long-awaited (about 3 days) bright green Morocco Hitch shirt. naturally i changed straight into my shirt, which actually looked a lot better than i thought it would, and i shall proceed to spend the rest of the day parading this around my house in front of my flatmates.